Adrian Bermeo (b. 1989) is a New York City–born painter of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent whose work examines inherited human behavior and communal exchange. From a diasporic lens shaped by his upbringing in Jackson Heights, Queens, he explores themes of migration, identity, and social perspectives through representational objects and figures—referencing personal and collective experiences. Influenced by his formative years in graffiti, Bermeo exerts gestural mark-making and improvisation to develop imagery rooted in abstract-figuration, obscured messaging, and folkloric symbolism. Alongside his studio practice, his work as a teaching artist and curator reflects a paralleled focus in community-centered dialogue and cultural exchange through public programming and collaboration.
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Lives and works between Jersey City, NJ & Queens, NY
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
2025 No Need To Reminisce, LIV Gallery, NY, NY
2023 Haiku of A New York Minute: Book Launch, ALL ST NYC. NY, NY
2023 Alien Fight Scenes, The Local NY. Queens, NY
2023 Bermeo x Cinco: Duo Exhibition, All ST NYC. NY, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 100 Artists, Priv.y Gallery. NY, NY
2024 Street Symphony, ProArts. Jersey City, NJ
2024 Nostalgia Palooza, TNC Gallery. NY, NY
2024 UP MAG 5th Anniversary Show, Elm Foundation. Brooklyn, NY
2023 Soirée Henzo, Lavan Chelsea. NY, NY
2023 Riding The Gain, 17 Frost Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
2022 The Midtown Modern Art Fair, Blue Gallery. NY, NY
2021 The Bowery Sticker Derby with 0H10 M1KE and Friends, Bowery Union. NY, NY
2020 Elmhurst Auxiliary Silent Auction, Elmhurst Hospital. Queens, NY
2020 RED, Novado Gallery. Jersey City, NJ
2019 Heart BEATS 4 Puerto Rico, Mana Contemporary. Jersey City, NJ
2018 Underground Magazine Launch Party, undisclosed, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Mixed Media Residency Show, Con Artist Collective. NY, NY
2017 Animalia, Local Project Art Space. Queens, NY
CURATORIAL
2025 Kro-Matic, Resorts World Casino, Queens, NY
2024 An Afro-LatinX Mixtape, JCAL. Queens, NY
2024 Kinetic Scripts, Revolving Store. NY, NY
2024 Off The Brick, Art Retail Therapy. Queens, NY
2023 A Lousy Summer, All ST NYC. NY, NY
2022 Unique New York, Astor Place Hairstylists. NY, NY
2022 Are You Gardening, The Queensboro. Queens, NY
2022 Imperfections, Local Project Art Space. Queens, NY
2022 Could Be A Duck, Ivy House Studio. Brooklyn, NY
PRESS
2025 - Queens Get The Paper, “Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning & Resorts World Casino presents: KRO-MATIC at Red Wall Gallery”
2024 - Hyperallergic, “A Queens Show Celebrating NYC's Latine and African Music History”
2022 - UP Magazine, “Adrian Bermeo’s Colorful Spirit World”
TEACHING FELLOW
2026 Hook Arts Media. Booklyn, NY
2026 La Familia Project. Brooklyn, NY
2025 Flushing Town Hall. Queens, NY
2024 Queens Collaborative. Queens, NY
2023 MoMA. NY, NY
2022 Local Project Art Space. Queens, NY
2020 Bowery Union. NY, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Haiku of A New York Minute: Poems + Paintings by Adrian Bermeo - Self-Published
2021 Fresh Plywood NYC: Artists Rise Up in the age of BlackLivesMatter - Kurt Boone
GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2025 New York State Council on the Arts, Arts Grants for Queens
2024 Mellon Foundation Fund, Capacity Building
2017 Mixed Media Residency, Con Artist Collective. NY, NY